The Man Who Has Seen Miami Politics From Every Angle | Jose Felix Diaz

Jose Felix Diaz has seen Miami politics from nearly every angle — as a state representative, a lobbyist, and even a contestant on "The Apprentice" where he met Donald Trump. In this episode he breaks down what lobbying actually is, why he turns down certain clients, how social media has completely changed politics, and why so many people still vote for a party instead of the actual issues.We also get into property taxes, the 836 extension to Kendall, the Urban Development Boundary, Miami's traffic problems, AI's growing role in political campaigns, the county's budget issues, and his thoughts on Zohran Mamdani's campaign. Plus meeting Bill Clinton, the Cuba situation, and his top 5 Miami restaurants.This is Miami politics explained by someone who has lived every side of it.A Day in Miami Website:https://adayinmiami.com/Manny Alfonso:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/Kiko Suarez:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/Eduardo Moya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/Follow Us! - A Day in Miami:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID________________________Produced by: Ben SchwedeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/0:00 Intro1:56 About Pepe3:38 Getting into Law and Government 6:57 Pay as a Public Official8:16 How Has Politics Changed9:44 How Social Media Influenced Politics11:51 Knowing Your Local Politicians13:16 Crazy Calls from Constituents16:28 New Job18:27 What is Lobbying22:35 Not Taking On Certain Clients/Cases24:18 People Voting for Parties and Not Issues28:10 Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign29:31 AI as the Future of Political Campaigns30:31 Crossing the Party Lines33:55 Property Taxes38:47 DOGE 41:27 Bureaucracy43:07 836 Extension to Kendall46:10 Moving the Urban Development Boundary Line49:20 Downtown50:03 Little River and Little Haiti51:51 Being on “The Apprentice” and Meeting Donald Trump54:23 Meeting Bill Clinton55:21 County’s Budget Issues56:39 Can Miami’s Traffic Be Fixed?58:40 Who Will Hurt the Most from Reduced Property Taxes?1:00:36 Running for Office?1:01:39 The Bridge in Downtown1:05:32 Private Suites at the MIA Airport1:08:01 America 250 and Meaning of It for Pepe1:12:02 Cuba Situation1:16:56 How AI Will Change the Market1:19:16 Top 5 Restaurants1:25:36 Restaurants Wishlist1:28:50 Meeting Nick Pascual1:30:50 Outro